Combination baby swing and table assembly



B. V. KETCHAM COMBINATION BABY SWING AND TABLE ASSEMBLY 2 Sheeis-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 6. 1947 Snventor (Ittornegs Dec. 5,1950 B. v. KETCHAM I 2i,533,19

COMBINATION BABY SWING AND TABLE ASSEMBLY 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 6. 1947 Zmnentor 51?: M KE rc/m/v u @M, @222 fl mw (lttornegs Patented Dec. 5, 1950 6 ,Clairns. 1 @Ihis invention relatesmtonmultiple function :i-uvenile furniture. .ltsrelates more; particularly to a a baby seat ...that: may the. convertedv readily from a swingrtojagstationary seat-:table .;assemb1y.

One of A the. .obj.ects:.of thisrlinvention isztog. D :=vide a combination .aswing sand .table: ,which will -besimpIe;practicaLandthoroughlyldurable. :Another .obj ect is to. provide; a cQn truct Qn of the -.above characterewhich :may .be; readily. manufacs tured from. inexpensivematerials and at low labor I cost. Another.object-is;to:.prvidc a construction Y :of the above character. whichzwillafiord a ,certain :zamount. of lamusementstoflan. infant. .and; at the :.same1.time .provide .a practical ;-place: for. eating. .=Another ...-object.;sis .to: provide, :a. construction of Father-above; characterain ,which a swing ;rnay: be equickly. and easily ;converted into .a seat sup- .=ported;.in: a-,;fixed, ;posit ion.with re p to the stable. @Other. objects will be part. obviou'siand .;.in part, pointed out. hereinafter.

' .Theeinvention; accordingly consists. in the feavzturesofconstruction, combinations of elements, and arrangementsof parts, as, will be exemplified in: the structureto ,be, hereinafter .described, and the scope ofzthe .applicationof =.which willbe indicated in the. following .claims.

,In the; accompanying drawin s which is I .i shown one of :the various-possible; embodiments of this invention:

Figure. 14s anisometric .view. of thejstructure :-;with the seat in, fixedpositionlsurrounddand supported by. the horizontaltable. surface;

' Figure Z-isa simila'rgview withjthe. table. swung $91111 of l the way ltothe .vertic'al lpo'sitionand'Zthe seat;supported.from the. frame to provide a resilientswing;

.Figure 3 .is an..isometr;ic .,view illustrating the .details, of construction of the. .seat,.portion Figure, 4 .is a ,cross section. ;of'.the..t'able. taken alongthe line ,4.4..0f. Figure .1 (illustratin @the -.construction .of the retractablehextension arm;

and

Figuresfi and'.6-.-are an elevation and section respectively of the telescoping joint which connects the upper-:and lower portions of the frame structure.

Similar reference characters? refer: to-similar parts throughout the severalviews-of'the drawmgs.

;Referring now to the drawings inHdetaiL in Figure; lathe baby seat, generally indicated at 2, constructed ofcanvas and.reinforcedtwith a rwire framework l is shown-.in. ,the fixed;or. sta- .tionary-position supportedbya table,..portion 6. .'1he, seat is positioned? and supported .;bydownwardly directed extensions B of the wire framework 4 whichfit loosely-'ir1'--hole's H] in the table portion 6.

Witlnthetablenortionlinthe horizont l position as shown in Figure 1 the entire weight of COIHBINATION BABYSWING ANDTABLE A'SSEMBBY Bruce Y. Ketcha n'lylanchesten Conn. aA-pplication l ebruary 6, =1947,=Serial'-No:- 726,797

-::the;seatjiisiiborne by;the table-6. Eoriuseas a ;-.swingl (Figure .2) itheseat. ist-connected .;-by.;re,in-

forcedcloth .straps ..l,2 and; springs I l 4 to]; hooks 2 15 secured to; thezuppenframe .pQrt-ien 1.5. jlhe rstrapsv I 2.. advantageously. .aregremoved' Wh ifi .stable portiorris. in. use.

A". rotatable;.e'xtension l 8 isipivotall ssqcu by a screw zfltogtheetablelfi. {The extension, I8

"(may be: rotated outwardly ;t0ithe pos i;tion-:shown .2111 Figure" 1 and;mayLJ esusedin this position to nsupportfoodror othercarticlesybeyondh'the qreach fof an infant. occupyingetheseat. Wh,en;. not-.; in

use, :.the :extension harm :may ,tebe irritated about gga ande concealed .,-beneath .zthesurface: f

lsithe .tablefi. as .indicate'dby:thebroken lines.

7 The table surface.;is--secured:;by1 rivets ;2:2:t0 :tubularz'cross pieces'24lanch26. 1311 65 IQSS pieces -.-=.are-"releasably attachedgtoaa tubular: frame memf ber 28 .by frictionjclampsfi Band 32. ;'I:he.. oppo site sends. of :.the :erossi :pieces .52 hand 2.126 .arergform pinto u,.-shaped.;.loops, .;thus :rprovidizng; slidable :hinge.structures;34;.and36:; aroundtnbular fram I :-:.member;.38.

' Thelframe members 28 wand :38 sareiattached to tubular supportingamembersuandz42; respecwtiv'ely. The:supportingtmembersr40;.and442 are =.smaller; in 'diameterzthanz thegtframeaimembers. 28 and 138. to permit-cthe :useaof: telescopingssections at KAALaHd 4.6. .The: heightwf the: table; portion 11 fi may thus beadjusted :by. locking thei -telescop- 1; ingrsection Mvin the;;desired ,;.position by means of screw 48 and one of the.-;.a'djusting;fl101es-;as indicated at 50 and 52. The oppositejiend of i supportingmember flcisadjustsd. .by: relocating 35 thumb-screw;58 in one oflthezcorresponding holes as indicated at. 60; anda62 .The :suppor'tingzimem- :"v-ber 42: is adjustedisin: a similar: manner; tor-the correspondingzheight.

, The .upper frame portion 56 whichzsupports the seat when itisin use as aswing fiseeEigureZ) qis connected torsupporting; members-:: .andi' 42 ..;;.by detachable:ltelescopingrjoints .68 and ill, the details of .which;.are:.shown;.in Eigures-fijand 6. *1 The outer: section;ofi each-zjoint isprovided with 5....a suitable elocatin'gx-rivet-12,-:whichtrests-;in a

: .slottl3s im theguuppeiw'end' of :thainner; section.

2T0 removethatableaportion to permit theyseat "1.1201 bensupporte'drby; straps: l 2;. the: seata-iszli'fted upwardly. awayfroms theizt'able fipandr the? left- 50 hand edge oi the table portion:is:movedzupwardly, releasing friction "clamps-7'30 andi'32. The.-.tab1e portion is'then mo've'd toward'the right untilthe *cross pieces 24 and*26 a-re clear of'frame me'm- *ber "28' and permitted to rotate downwardly to assume'the vertical:positionshown in Figure 2. The seat" 2 isn-ow resilientlysupported' bythe -upper frameportion' lfi through springs I'd-and straps l2. "The wire reinforcedcanvas seat-tsee Figure 3) -is -provided-with sui-table leg openi-ng's ld and T6 and may include advantageously a removable tray 18. A rigid L-shaped back and seat support 8!! is also provided and may be constructed of wood or similar material. The support 36 fits snugly into the seat and may be readily removed by lifting it upwardly out of the seat. An adjustable foot-rest 62 is supported by vertical members 84 and 86 which are hinged to the wire framework 4 at 88 and 90, respectively. Members 84 and 86 are provided with suitable holes for adjusting the position of the foot-rest, which is also supported by members 92 and 9 connected to the rear of the seat by a suitable hinge construction as at 96.

As seen in Figure 4, the extension is of the table has a relatively large hinge area centered at the screw 29 to assist in maintaining the surface of the extension arm i8 parallel with the surface of the table. Ball bearings 98 and 160 are provided to reduce the friction that might otherwise be occasioned by the large area of contact of the hinge structure.

The entire unit may be disassembled readily for packing and shipping by separating the upper and lower portions at joints $3 and 10,

removing the four adjusting screws to separate the frame members 28 and 38 from the supporting members 40 and i2, and removing the frame member 38 from the table 6 by sliding it through the hinge structures 34 and 36.

From the foregoing it will be observed that the combination baby swing and seat-tabla assembly embodying my invention is well adapted to attain the ends and objects hereinbefore set forth and to be economically manufactured, since the separate parts are well suited to production methods and are subject to a variety of modifications as may be desirable in adapting the invention to different applications.

As many possible embodiments may be made of the above invention and as many changes might be made in the embodiment set forth, it is to be understood that all matter hereinbefore set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limited sense.

I claim:

1. A multiple function baby seat adapted to be readily converted from a chair swing to a relatively stationary chair and table assembly, comprising: a lower frame portion; an upper frame portion supported by said lower frame portion; a table portion having a central opening therein and pivotally secured to said lower frame portion and adjustable to occupy either a horizontal or vertical position; a seat; and flexible supporting means connecting said seat to said upper frame portion, said seat fitting in the central opening of said table portion and being supported by said table portion when said table portion is in a horizontal position for use as a stationary seat-table combination and being supported by said flexible supporting means when said table is in a vertical position.

2. In a combination baby swing and table, in combination, a frame structure, a seat, flexible means supporting said seat from said frame structure under a first condition of operation, and a table portion supported by said frame structure and movable into supportin elationship with respect to said seat under a second condition of operation.

3. In a combination baby swing and table, in combination, a frame structure, a'seat, flexible means connecting said seat to said frame structure, and a table portion pivotally connected to said frame structure, said table being movable about said pivotal connection into and out of supporting relationship with respect to said seat, said table portion having an opening therein in which said seat is positioned when said table portion is in supporting position.

4. In a combination baby swing and table, in combination, a frame structure including upper and lower portions, a seat, flexible means connecting said seat to the upper portion of said frame structure, a table member connected to said frame structure, said table member being movable into and out of supporting relationship with respect to said seat, said seat being supported by said flexible means when said table member is out of supporting position.

5. In a combination baby swing and table, in combination, a frame structure including a pair of horizontal supporting portions and an upper supporting portion positioned above the horizontal supporting portions of said frame structure, a seat, flexible supporting means for connecting said seat to said upper supporting portion, a table member, means pivotally connecting said table member to one of said horizontal supporting portions, said table being movable about said pivotal connection between horizontal and vertical positions, and means to connect said table member to the other horizontal supporting portion of said framework when said table is in a horizontal position, said table supporting said seat when it is in a horizontal position, said seat being supported by said flexible supporting means when said table is in a vertical position.

6. In a combination baby swing and table, in combination, a framework including an upper portion and a pair of side portions, the upper portion of said framework being U-shaped, the side portions of said framework including a pair of horizontal portions spaced from the bottom of said framework, a seat, flexible means connecting said seat to the upper portion of said framework, a table member, means pivotally connecting one edge of said table member to one of the horizontal portions of said framework, detachable connecting means connecting the other edge of said table member to the other of said horizontal portions, said table being capable of being pivoted on said pivotal connection between horizontal and vertical positions, said table member when in a horizontal position supporting said seat, said flexible means supporting said seat when said table member is in a vertical position.

BRUCE V. KETCHAM.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Italy Oct. 16, 1933 

